Obama reading FBC?
Well, then… no sooner do I write that post taking Obama to task for lots of talk and little action, and lo and behold, he actually does something beside give nice speeches. He just blocked the nomination for a new FEC head, the ominously named Hans von Spakovsky. Props given when props due.
Derailed FEC head nominee Hans Von Spakovsky had this to say – O-baa-maaa!
Brad Blog has the details, Obama’s statement:
“His record of poor management, divisiveness, and inappropriate partisanship makes him an unacceptable nominee to the FEC,” Obama had previously said. “I am particularly concerned with his efforts to undermine voting rights at the Civil Rights Division during his tenure at the Department of Justice.”
Apparently Obama threw a wrench in the works of Harry Reid’s deal with Mitch McConnell that would have allowed four nominees through the Senate on a voice vote. I mean, c’mon, really, Harry, why you making this easier for the GOP when you should be kicking their teeth in right now? And Barack, was that really so hard? Now if you could just show that same kind of backbone on the war, you might start winning over some of us skeptics.
